The final gentleman

The Black Tape train arrives directly at the entrance of the town with the big sign "Meniere" on it.

Before getting off the bus, the flight attendant also kindly reminded:

"Mr. William, I need to remind you of a few things to note about the captive area. Although there are infected humans in captivity, who are very weak compared to you, the jointly signed protection order ensures their personal safety.

Don't massacre unless necessary, otherwise you may be directly marked by the monastery and become a prisoner. "

"Oh? Alien humans are still protected...is it because of the problem of limited fertility in the old world?"

"Yes, the infected humans from your world are the key to stabilizing the population of the old world. Without a protection order, this group of homeless humans will become slaves, objects and even objects of some extremely sick people in a few days. food.

We won't waste your time. We hope that Mr. William can find the Circus of Fear as he wishes and ride our company's train again. "

"Thank you."

After getting off the train, when the town came into view, William actually felt like he was returning to the human world.

And what surprised William was that the small town in front of him, known as the captive area, was not only lively, but even a bit 'prosperous'.

The electricity supply was something we never expected, and the windows of every house were illuminated, and a hanging light bulb could be seen hanging in the living room.

Although he did not see any power station, William quickly confirmed one thing through his epilepsy. The electricity here was generated by the joint power generation of many patients with brain diseases.

Of course, the electricity generated in this way is very small, and it can only support each household to turn on one light to ensure light. More candles are used, and notices on saving electricity are posted everywhere on the streets.

Walking through the small town, William also discovered that it already had a relatively complete economic system. Infected humans maximized their use of their own illnesses for the construction and development of the town. On the basis of complete self-sufficiency, many entertainment facilities were also developed.

"The infected humans living here seem to have a better life than in the original world. They no longer have to worry about anything, and their basic necessities, food, housing, and transportation are all taken care of. They can even develop entertainment projects. This..."

William shook his head to eliminate some dangerous thoughts from his mind.

Although he accepts the disease, he does not agree that the disease can really lead all mankind into a better era.

As he walked, William quickly noticed a problem. Although the entire town looked 'vibrant', it seemed a bit empty. Many of the houses with lights on were empty.

Even the important Public Security Bureau only had its lights on, with only a few people at their posts.

According to William's initial estimate, about 50% of the town's residents are missing.

I already have the answer in my mind as to where these residents went and why they left in such a hurry without turning off the lights.

Whoosh! With a quick dodger, he stepped onto the highest point of the town. With Little Putao's overall vision, he quickly discovered that some people were moving in a certain direction outside the town.

Either riding a bicycle, trotting, or even using the ability of the disease to slide or crawl, all looking very anxious.

"Has the circus extended an invitation to this town?"

William no longer hesitated and followed in one stride, following the crowd in search of the circus.

After walking for several hours, until the brilliance of the underground sun completely disappeared, there was a gray wasteland in front of us. The townspeople gradually slowed down and stopped their bicycles.

There are also a large number of bicycles parked not far away, and the destination is here.

Something strange happened,

William did not see any circus-related buildings,

The group of people in front of them disappeared one by one, as if they had stepped into a different space that was completely isolated from reality... No matter how little Putao tried to strengthen his vision, it was of no avail. People disappeared in fixed locations, without even a trace of breath remaining.

"what's the situation?"

William randomly captured an infected human and conducted on-site indoctrination on him.

When the indoctrination was completed, the townspeople completely forgot what they were doing, and had no idea about the circus. They were unable to enter the unknown space like other townspeople, and they did not hold any tickets or props in their hands.

This situation forced William to meditate directly where he was, meditating and thinking.

"This group of people must have gone to a [different space] that I can't touch at all, or it may be an independent space created by the circus."

The infected humans living in the small town were drawn here because they received some kind of 'permission', so that they could see the entrance to the different space and be allowed to enter it.

And I was not invited or allowed, I just followed them here, and I couldn't even see the circus.

No wonder even the number one transfer company can't get the location of the circus. It turns out that there is such a setting.

It seems that I have to find a way to get this unknown permission. 』

Thinking of this, William terminated his educational relationship with the townspeople and returned directly to the town to implement his plan.

Shortly after he left, a gap was torn open in the alien space where the circus was located.

A pair of slender legs and feet, wrapped in black and white stockings, stepped out.

The lips smeared with dark lipstick moved up and down, "Are you here? William... Now that you understand the requirements for admission, come in slowly by yourself, just to see how far you can go without relying on connections."

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After returning to the town,

William went straight to the town hall, and without using any spiritual means, he took out a sum of money and directly bought the residents here and a vacant property.

The price of real estate in this kind of captive area is very cheap, and it can be transferred directly with a few dozen coins.

William, who officially became a member of the town, stayed at home, neither practicing nor meditating, but fell asleep.

When he wakes up from his dream,

The vision through the house immediately caught the traces of someone tampering with the mailbox outside the door, and when the vision wanted to continue to see through the mailboxes, a sense of 'fear' struck William along the vision.

Force it to close its eyes, turning off the perspective effect.

With doubts and vigilance, William walked to the door, opened the mailbox, and suddenly a ticket was placed in it.

Seeing the tickets directly with the naked eye does not create any sense of fear.

"Some kind of circus rules?" Once you do something illegal, will you be invaded by "fear"? This point needs to be noted, as it may become the focus of contact with the circus later. 』

The moment William grabbed the ticket in his hand,

The Eye of Ashes immediately caught a trace of strange aura, penetrated the body through the ticket, and followed the nerves to try to reach the brain area. Just when he was about to use his epilepsy brain to resist this invasion of thought.

A familiar voice came from around:

"Tickets are just material carriers. Only by accepting this invitation of thinking can you truly go to the circus."

"Catherine!"

William decisively unlocked the defense line of his epileptic brain, allowed the strange atmosphere to flow into his thinking level, and accepted the so-called 'invitation from the circus'. At the same time, he looked around, but no acquaintances were found.

【Memory Palace-Library】

There is an extra large poster of the circus on the wall, and some of the dark outlines on it correspond to the important figures in the circus.

The feeling of pulling came immediately, leading William to the gray wasteland again, where there were many bicycles parked.

This time,

The townspeople no longer disappear for no reason, but line up one by one and enter the circus tent like a dark castle.

When he saw such a majestic, dark and gloomy tent that even seemed to be capable of swallowing up all things, a sense of fear spread in William's mind.

However, the corners of William's mouth turned up unconsciously. Apart from the trivial fear, there was more of a sense of excitement in his brain.

When he met Catherine for the first time, he learned about the concept of the circus and saw the talented people inside, and he was full of curiosity about the place.

Even without the Duke's guidance, even if it had nothing to do with his path, William would have come to the circus to take a look.

Facing the crowded "audience channel" and the completely deserted "recruitment channel", William decisively looked at the latter and the recruitment sign standing at the entrance of the channel.